Eastern Willow Spreadwing

Chalcolestes parvidens

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Family: Lestidae

Chalcolestes parvidens, formerly Lestes parvidens, is a damselfly of the family Lestidae. It has a metallic green body and at rest it holds its wings away from its body. Its common name in English is the eastern willow spreadwing.

Distribution

Eastern Willow Spreadwing — (c) Roman, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Roman · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Italy · 64Germany · 7France · 1

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Roman, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Roman · CC-BY DescriptionChalcolestes parvidens, Wikipedia contributors

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